Onsite Interpreter and Translator

Onsite Interpreter and Translator | Multicultural NSW | Language Services

[Arabic, Mandarin, Vietnamese]

• Location: Parramatta NSW
• Employment type: Temporary full-time until 30 June 2026 with the possibility of extension.
• Grade: $105,986 – $116,969 per annum (depending on NAATI credentials held), plus superannuation and annual leave loading, in accordance with the Crown Employees (Interpreters and Translators, Multicultural NSW) Award.

Your role

The onsite Interpreter & Translator will be responsible for delivering accurate, high-quality interpreting and translating services in the relevant community language to ensure that members of the relevant ethnic community have equal access to government and non-government services.

What you'll do

As part of the Language Services team at Multicultural NSW, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality interpreting services and delivering accurate and fluent translations to key clients. You will ensure a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in a fast-paced, complex setting. Your duties include delivering onsite telephone interpreting at our Parramatta office and the translation of a variety of documents, five days a week. Occasionally you may need to attend onsite assignments.

You will also manage competing priorities in a high-volume environment, communicate sensitively with diverse customers to facilitate communication, and stay up to date with industry developments to maintain compliance with current standards and codes of ethics.

What we're looking for

• A NAATI Certified Interpreter and Translator, in both directions, holding all of the following certifications:
• • Certified Interpreter or higher in either Arabic, Mandarin or Vietnamese and
  • Certified Translator Arabic, Chinese or Vietnamese into English, and
  • Certified Translator English into Arabic, Chinese or Vietnamese.
• Over five years' experience in interpreting and translation
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to perform well under pressure.
• Ability to manage a variety of tasks and work to a flexible schedule at our Parramatta office or to attend onsite interpreting assignments as needed.

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What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

At Multicultural NSW you'll be helping connect and unite people to develop resilient and welcoming communities. You'll be supporting NSW to be the most successful multicultural society in the world.

Our work matters. We offer a range of rewarding career opportunities that allow us to promote cultural and religious diversity and social harmony.

Are you ready to join us?

Click Apply, upload your current résumé (maximum 5 pages), and you will be asked to address the following targeted questions as part of your application. A cover letter is not required.

1. Do you hold all of the following NAATI certifications:
   
   o Certified Interpreter or higher in either Arabic, Mandarin or Vietnamese and
   
   o Certified Translator Arabic, Chinese or Vietnamese into English, and
   
   o Certified Translator English into Arabic, Chinese or Vietnamese?

2. Do you have more than 5 years' experience in interpreting and translation?

3. Are you able to work 5 days a week (Monday – Friday)?

4. Are you able to work from our Parramatta office 5 days a week?

5. Tell us about your experience with telephone interpreting. Provide 3 examples of telephone interpreting assignments you have undertaken.

6. How do you ensure high-quality translation services are delivered in a timely manner?

7. How do you manage competing priorities in a busy and complex work environment?

Applications close Sunday 21 September at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

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Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.